Athletic Fitness for Kids [Paperback]

Scott Lancaster (Author), Radu Teodorescu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2007

Finally, here is a conditioning program designed to fully develop a young athlete's physical skills without dropout, injury, or burnout.

Athletic Fitness for Kids enhances athletic skills for young athletes using a fun, self-directed, and self-tested system. Gamelike activities help young athletes develop seven key sport skills:

-Flexibility

-Coordination

-Balance

-Stamina

-Strength

-Speed

-Agility

Athletic Fitness for Kids includes drills, games, and exercises that cross over with popular sports such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis. Sport-specific drill suggestions are also included.

Developed by Scott Lancaster, founder and CEO of Youth Evolution Sports, and Radu Teodorescu, fitness adviser, Athletic Fitness for Kids will maximize athletic potential and open doors to a lifetime of fitness and sport participation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

""Athletic Fitness for Kids "is the foundation for preparing any young athlete to reach his or her full potential through innovative and kid-friendly training methods."
Toby Dawson
2006 Olympic Bronze Medalist--Freestyle Skiing
"Scott Lancaster has ignited a much-needed revolution in youth sports that will set it in the right direction for generations to come."
Boomer Esiason
CBS Football TV & Radio Analyst
Former NFL Player

Review

“Athletic Fitness for Kids is the foundation for preparing any young athlete to reach his or her full potential through innovative and kid-friendly training methods.”

Toby Dawson
2006 Olympic Bronze Medalist--Freestyle Skiing

“Scott Lancaster has ignited a much-needed revolution in youth sports that will set it in the right direction for generations to come.”

Boomer Esiason
CBS Football TV & Radio Analyst
Former NFL Player

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (October 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736062424
• ISBN-13: 978-0736062428
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > For Children

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Athletic Fitness, February 22, 2008

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I feel that the book Athletic Fitness for kids provides a collective amount of information that is beneficial to me personally as a person hoping to create a youth athletic development program. I feel that this book will be a foundation for the movement to helping youth build confidence and skills through athletic development programs.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great source of information to start youth fitness training, April 24, 2011

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I would definitely suggest this book for people who want to start training children and young adults. The book is well organized and has easy to understand
and follow exercise descriptions. Most of the drills have progression levels necessary to provide physiological improvements. Most importantly, the drills in the book are beneficial for kids disregarding of their sport and are really good for non-athletes.
Long-time professional who is looking for a new workout ideas will not find this book very useful though.